Offshore staff
ZAMUDIO, Spain – CrossWind has contracted Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to deliver the turbines for the 759-MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park in the Dutch North Sea.
It includes the supply of 69 SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbines and a 15-year service and a maintenance agreement.
Final conditions are planned to be met in the coming months, converting the contract into a firm order for Siemens Gamesa. The notice to proceed has been signed, following the issuance of the irrevocable permit from the Dutch authorities to CrossWind in December 2020.
CrossWind is a joint venture between Shell (79.9%) and Eneco (20.1%). Shell and Eneco have taken the final investment decision for the project. This is Siemens Gamesa’s first project with Shell and its second with Eneco.
Construction work on Hollandse Kust Noord is expected to start in 2023 with turbine commissioning planned to be completed the same year. When operational, the offshore wind farm is expected to power 1 million Dutch households.
Hollandse Kust Noord will be located about 18.5 km (11.5 mi) off the coast of the province of North Holland. It is the third project of the Dutch national offshore wind roadmap based on subsidy-free tenders.
The Netherlands is planning to build six offshore wind zones between 2015 and 2030. Of these zones, Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbines will be installed at all three awarded zones when construction is completed: exclusively at Hollandse Kust Zuid and Hollandse Kust Noord and co-installed at Borssele.
02/11/2021
